The independent MHA for Mount Pearl-Southlands is voicing his concerns about the SmartFind system.
The system, used to assign substitute teachers, has received mixed reviews from officials.
Education minister John Haggie says the system is working well, while others such as MHA Paul Lane say they’re hearing a number of concerns.
He says retired teachers are being assigned full days while regular staff are getting partial shifts.
Other issues include a lack of consistency between schools, high school teachers being assigned to primary duties before primary school substitutes, as well as special needs students not receiving consistent and proper assistance.
Lane describes the situation as fixing something that wasn’t broken. He’s calling on the Education Minister to work with teachers and the NLTA to find a solution or rid of the SmartFind system.